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9 1/2 Inch Brass Octant Henry Hughes & sons in box

Messing octant from Herny Hughes & son with A frame vernier in a box

Type of object:

Octant

Time period:

Britain rules the waves + France

Place:

London

Date:

1875

Maker / Author:

Henry Hughes & Son

Publisher / Printer:

idem

Dimensions:

9.5 inch or 24 cm alidade

Material:

Brass . Ivory box

Graduation:

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Inscription:

Henry Hughes & Son in box

Provenance:

Gjalt Kemp Nautical Antiques in Heemskerk

References:

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Image by Austin Neill

Description

A brass octant from Henri Hughes & son, in mahogany box and two telescopes

Additional information

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